San Angelo-area news in brief, 10/17

The Salmon Symposium will be from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Friday at Angelo State University's Carr Education-Fine Arts Building, 2602 Dena Drive.

The symposium will include works from Art Shirer, of Dallas, and Scott Hicks, president and CEO of Shidoni Foundry.

The event is free and open to public.

For more information call 325-942-2085 or 325-653-3333.

Cactus Music Series features jazz group

The Cactus Hotel, 36 E. Twohig Ave., will host trumpet jazz group Tromba Mundi as part of the Cactus Music Series at 8 p.m. Friday.

Tickets are $20 for general admission, $10 for students and military with ID and $50 for season tickets. They are on sale at the Cultural Affairs Council Office, Suite 200 of the Cactus Hotel; Blair's Western Wear, 4230 Sherwood Way; In Vino Veritas, 2007 Knickerbocker Road; and Elite Physique, 2802 Southwest Blvd.

For more information call 325-653-6793 or visit sanan geloarts.com.

Watch Your Drink campaign planned

The Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center will hold a Watch Your Drink campaign at 8:30 p.m. Friday. Volunteers are needed to go to area clubs and bars to post signs and leave informational materials for customers.

The Watch Your Drink Campaign educates the public about the dangers of date rape drugs such as Rohypnol and GHB and encourages everyone to be safe. This year's emphasis is on consent.

To volunteer, call 325-655-2000.

Festival focuses on water, food

Brownwood's fourth annual Harvest Festival will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Brownwood Area Community Garden, 1500 Dublin St.

Leslie Courington, Brown County master gardener, will present a program at 10 a.m. on rainwater catchment and water conservation. Connie and Stuart Veldhuizen, of Veldhuizen Family Farm near Stephenville, will speak at 11 a.m. on local and sustainable food as well as organic foods.

Brownwood Art Association artists will paint gourds with children, and Kathy Jones will paint a 55-gallon rain barrel to be auctioned off.

Other activities include touring the community garden, face painting and gourd painting. The event also includes chili, drinks, dessert and live music from Sun Duo and other local musicians.

For more information call 325-784-8453 or 325-641-9029.

Fashion show, lunch set at country club

San Angelo PEO Chapter DT will host the Step Into Fall fashion show and luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Bentwood Country Club, 2111 Club House Lane.

Tickets are $25. Lunch is included.

Fashions will be provided by Schumann's Inc. of Eden.

Proceeds will benefit Philanthropic and Educational Organization international projects to support women and education.

For tickets call 325-617-2764.

Help Curves fight breast cancer

October is the month to Punch out Breast Cancer with Curves.

Buy a punch card and receive 10 workouts for $10.

All proceeds stay in San Angelo and go to the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health. The goal is to raise $10,000.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Golf Tournament will be Oct. 26 at Quicksand Golf Course, 2305 Pulliam St.

Check-in begins at 7 a.m., and tee time is 8 a.m.

Cost is $60 per person with a four-man scramble. Admission charge includes green fee, a cart and refreshments.

The deadline to enter is Monday.

For more information call 325-651-7971 or 325-227-9698.

ASU's online grad program recognized

GraduatePrograms.com, an online student program guide, has ranked Angelo State University's College of Graduate Studies as one of the Top 50 Online Graduate Programs in the U.S. for the 2012-13 academic year, based on student evaluations.